Amaya made sure Malia's bag had everything she would need for the night with Roman. She nodded after double checking. Handing the bag to Roman.
"She's going to be fine Yaya. I have taken care of a kid before", he reminded.
"I know, it's just", she didn't know what she was feeling.
She's left Malia with Punk and April for a night before. Why was this different?
"You don't trust me?", he asked.
"I trust you", she said softly.
"Want to talk?", he asked.
"No time, I'm carpooling with Paige and Alicia for that Ride Along show on the network.", she said.
He nodded.
"I'll call you if I need anything or she starts crying", he assured her.
She nodded.
"Say bye mommy", Roman said to Malia.
"Bye mommy", she smiled.
Amaya smiled as she watched Roman set Malia in her car seat. Dean was in the passenger seat.
"Watch how you drive", Amaya said.
Roman closed the door and raised a brow at Amaya.
"I'm a damn good driver remember", Roman said.
"Don't worry kid, I'll make sure he goes slower than a turtle", Dean said.
Roman chuckled.
"Wait till you have kids, then we'll see who's making fun of who", Amaya said.
Roman placed his hands on her shoulders. She looked at him. His touch was always gentle.
"I've got our baby. I'll text you once we get to the hotel", he said.
She nodded. She watched them drive off before going to meet Paige and Alicia.
"Finally. Where have you been?", Paige asked.
"Dropping off my kid with her dad", she replied.
"She is the sweetest and she looks so much like Roman. Its adorable", Alicia said.
Amaya's mom was riding back with Brie and Natalya.
"How's that going by the way? The whole baby daddy versus boyfriend thing?", Alicia asked.
"Since they don't see each other, fine. Once Finn gets to the main roster, its going to be a whole different story", Amaya said.
Paige nodded.
"Roman's going to tear him a new one", Paige said.
"Team Roman", Alicia said.
"There are no teams, don't start that Foxy", Amaya said laughing.
"How's Finn?", Paige asked.
"Good, excited to hopefully get the call up", Amaya said.
"I bet, he gets to spank that ass as often as he can", Alicia said.
Paige and Amaya laughed.
"Ok, let's play kiss, marry, and kill", Paige said.
"I don't like the sound of that", Amaya said.
"Ok, Roman, Finn, and Braun", Paige said.
"Those three?", Alicia asked.
Paige nodded.
"I'll kiss Finn, marry Roman, and kill Braun", Paige said.
"I'll kiss Roman, marry Braun, and kill Finn. Only because that's Amaya's man", Alicia said.
"And Roman isn't?", Paige asked.
"That's why I'll just kiss him, you're the one who married him", Alicia said.
Amaya laughed at their back and forth.
"Your turn", Paige said.
"Um, I don't want to play", Amaya said.
"I know your picks. Kiss Braun, marry Roman, and kill Finn", Paige said.
"Lets just kill all three of them", Amaya said.
The girls laughed and nodded.
"Dean I know ok, I heard you in the locker room", Roman said.
"Are you going to talk to him about how he's acting in front of your kid? It doesn't matter if you were there to watch Malia, he shouldn't talk to Amaya that way", Dean said angry.
Roman glanced back at his baby girl. Her bottom lip trembled.
"Mal, you ok baby girl?", he asked.
"Bunny", she said softly.
"Dean, check her bag for that stuffed bunny she loves so much", Roman said.
Dean nodded and rummaged through the bag.
"It's not here", Dean said.
"Are you sure? Maybe Amaya put it at the bottom", Roman said.
Taking glances between the road and Malia. She wiped her eyes and was on the verge of crying.
"Bunny", she said again.
It broke Roman and Dean's heart to hear her call out for her bunny.
"I'm looking kiddo, I'm looking", Dean said, taking everything out of the bag.
Roman saw a McDonald's and pulled into the drive thru. He hoped food would distract her enough till they found the bunny. He handed her fries and she ate them, forgetting the bunny for now. Dean tried calling Amaya.
"She might not answer, they are filming Ride Along", Roman said.
Dean sighed and looked back at Malia who was ok for now enjoying her fries.
Roman got to his room. Malia fast asleep. They had stopped to get some fries and she enjoyed them. She had cried for her stuffed bunny after she finished her food. He couldn't seem to find it in the bag Amaya gave him.
He laid her down and she started crying again. He called Amaya.
"Hello", she answered.
"Hey, are you here yet?", he asked.
She could hear Malia crying in the background.
"Yeah. What's wrong with Mal?", she asked.
"She wants her bunny", Roman said.
"Its not in the bag?", Amaya asked.
"No, I pulled everything out", he said.
"Ok, let me look in my luggage", she said.
She rummaged through her things and found the bunny at the bottom. She sighed.
"Found it", she said.
"Mind bringing it to my room?", he asked.
"I'll be right there", she said.
She slipped her feet into her slippers and made her way to Roman's room. Knocking, he opened the door and she lifted the bunny. He smiled and took it.
"Thanks", he said.
She nodded and was about to leave.
"Amaya", he called.
She looked over at him.
"Would you like to come in and talk?", he asked.
She knew that wasn't a good idea. It was hard enough standing next to him or seeing him down the hall.
"Truth is, I need to talk to you", he said serious.
She nodded. She walked into his room and crossed her arms over her chest. She heard the door close.
"I should give this to Malia before we talk", he said.
She nodded. He walked into a room and she moved closer to make sure Malia calmed down. If Malia saw her she would want to leave. She had to give Roman a chance. It was her fault she forgot to put the bunny in the bag.
"Look who I found baby", Roman said softly.
"Bunny", Malia said excited.
She hugged the bunny and her eyes drifted. He kissed her forehead, waiting for her to be fast asleep before leaving the room. Amaya was looking out the window. He approached her slowly and wrapped his arms around her. She jumped a bit.
"Sorry", he smiled.
She stepped away from his hold.
"What did you want to talk about?", she asked.
"Finn", he said.
She nodded.
"You don't know how bad I wanted to beat the shit out of him for talking to you the way he did and not only that, but with Malia in the room. I don't want her thinking that's how relationships work.", he said.
"I know. I just feel so bad that I cheated on him and it's easier just to let him get it all out.", she said.
"He said he forgave you, he shouldn't be throwing it in your face whenever he's mad. That's bullshit. Its not fair to you", Roman said.
"I'll talk to him", she said.
"No, he's only going to find a way to make you feel bad and I don't want to put you through that. I'll talk to him", he said.
"Now we both know that's not a good idea", she chuckled.
"When it comes to my kids, I can stay calm. He's going to have to get use to these talks if he plans on sticking around", Roman said.
"As long as you promise to stay calm and don't hit him, then ok", she said.
"I won't hit him", he said.
"Good, because I like his face", she said.
He smiled.
"What about mine?", he asked.
"I should go", she said.
He stood in front of her, stopping her.
"You like my face?", he asked.
She looked up at him.
"I know you do. I like your face. I love you", he said.
"Roman", she whispered, taking a step back and away from him.
He took that as a sign to close the space between them again.
"Do you like my face?", he asked again.
She swallowed and nodded. She felt the wall connect with her back. His hand came up and pressed against the wall behind her, near her head.
"I can't hear you", he said.
"Yes I like your stupid face", she answered.
He smiled.
"Do you want my stupid face between your beautiful legs?", he asked.
She swallowed. Yes, she really did.
"Why do you do this? Why are you so determined to get me to cheat on Finn? You know damn well I still love you. You know how hard it is for me to stay away from you. I don't want to keep loving you, I can't keep doing this. I won't keep being the other woman. Finn is a good man and he loves me. Accept it and move on", Amaya said.
"I can't and I won't just walk away. We deserve a second chance and if that means that I have to wait then I will", Roman said.
He moved away from her.
"Did you get to talk to your dad before he died?", Roman asked.
Amaya was confused. He went from talking about them to talking about her dad.
"We were friends first Yaya. We were always good at talking, let's talk", he said.
"Do you have wine? I can't talk about my dad without some kind of alcohol", she said.
He nodded.
"I'll order us some", he said, before walking over to the hotel phone.
Finn was finished getting dressed when Seth walked into the locker room.
"Hey", Finn said.
Seth limped over and sat on the bench.
"We need to talk", he said.
Finn zipped up his bag before looking at Seth. He looked angry.
"I thought you were a good guy. I thought you were going to be good to Amaya. Turns out, I was wrong. You're not only a liar, but a hypocrite.", Seth said.
"What are you talking about?", Finn asked confused.
Seth looked up at him and met his eyes.
"I'm talking about Cathy Kelley", Seth said.
Finn swallowed.
"What about her?", Finn asked.
Seth stood, standing toe to toe with Finn.
"Really? That's what you want to go with?", Seth asked.
"I'm confused Seth", Finn said.
"Is that the same thing you're going to tell Amaya after I tell her that you slept with Cathy Kelley. Not once, but three times. You can tell her I lied to her, but she won't believe you. Be honest", Seth said.
"Seth", Seth raised his hand, stopping Finn.
"There's no excuse. You made her feel like shit for what she did with Roman. She's my friend, I'm not going to let her feel like she has to tip toe around Roman because you feel threatened.", Seth said.
He turned to walk away.
"Wait Seth, please", Finn said.
Seth nodded.
"Let me tell her. She should hear this from me", Finn said.
"I'm going to Raw next week, if by then you don't tell her, I will", Seth said, before he walked out.